BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

The McAllen Memorial boys track and field team enters Friday’s regional meet at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio with momentum on their side. The Mustangs claimed the area championship a week ago in Laredo and will field nine athletes in eight events over the two-day meet.

“This is what it’s been about all season,” coach Marcus Kauffman said. “With the guys I’m taking with me to regionals, the goal for them this season has been to make it to state. District and area meets are nice, but this is what we’ve been preparing for all season.”

To qualify for the state meet later this month in Austin, athletes must finish first or second in the event in which they compete. Teams from Class 5A and 6A will participate in the San Antonio meet.

Junior Michael Boltie will compete in four individual events, including the pole vault and long jump. Boltie won gold in both events in Laredo and set new school records in the process. His first-place try in the pole vault came in at 15-feet, and his podium-topping long jump effort measured 22-06.75. Both marks are the best in the Valley this season among boys competition.

“(Bolite) is just a kid that’s worked his butt off,” Kauffman said. “He’s starting to get a little stronger. His body is starting to mature now. There’s no telling how far that kid will go.”

In addition to Boltie’s multifaceted talents, the Mustangs have a logjam of specialists in the discus throw. Anthony Esparza, Edward Pequeno and Lucas Rios will each vie for the chance to qualify for state, although one of them will ultimately be left out.

“It’s an interesting dynamic,” Kauffman said. “Those guys compete against each other all the time in practice and in meets. They’re all good friends, but when the time comes to compete, they all look out for themselves.”

Rios won the area discus championship with a throw of 164-06, the second-best distance in the Valley this season. Pequeno has the third-best effort in the Valley with a mark of 163-03.

GOING THE DISTANCE
The Mission Veterans Patriots travel to San Antonio with nine athletes competing in individual events, including a pair of state-best distance runners. According to Athletic.net, senior GJ Reyna’s time of 9 minutes, 30.72 seconds in the 3200-meter run is the best time in Texas among 5A teams. Reyna’s sophomore teammate Jesus Mata has the best time in the 800-meter run (1:54.61).

Reyna is aiming for his second-straight trip to Austin while Mata is looking to make his state meet debut.

“The guys are ready and focused,” Patriots boys coach David Longoria said. “I’ve been telling them to do their best. If they hit their personal record, everything else will fall in place. That’s been our big motto over the years. They knew what I’m going to say at the end of every speech. If we do our best, if we take care of our own, things will take care of themselves.”

Longoria is taking four boys athletes to Alamo Stadium including Reyna and Mata. Junior Jordan De Leon will compete in the discus and sophomore Luis Trujilo will participate in the pole vault.

4A MEET IN COPRUS
Schools in Class 4A will compete at the regional meet beginning Friday in Corpus Christi. Notable Valley athletes in attendance include Rio Hondo’s Mike Zuniga, who is the Valley’s best in the boys shot (55-03). Isaiah Martinez (triple jump), Julian Trevino (long jump) and Carlos Rodriguez (800-meter run) will compete for La Feria. Valley-girls will be represented in part by Port Isabel’s Daniella Murchison (shot and discus) and Gabriyella Torres (long jump and high jump).

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BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

PHARR — A dream that began with emotion ended in similar fashion as PSJA Southwest’s Brittany Vielma signed with Northern Arizona University on Wednesday at the Southwest library.

The senior shot put and discus thrower was visibly emotional as she thanked friends, family members and coaches – all of whom surrounded her and watched as she signed her letter of intent.

“Honestly, from the very beginning, I did not think in a million years I would ever be doing this,” Vielma said. “So, when the opportunity came up, and the visits came up and I got to visit (Flagstaff, Ariz.), everything just clicked. It ended up being very surreal.”

As tears of happiness flowed, Vielma’s throwing coach Eloy Garza told of an off-season workout during last summer which became the catalyst for Vielma’s success.

“We were in the weight room squatting, and Brittany was having a hard time lifting,” Garza said. “That’s when she started tearing up. She started tearing up, but would not stop lifting, not until I told her to stop. When I told her to stop, she racked up the weight, fell to the ground out of pure pain. That’s when I new I had a champion.”

Vielma says she recalls that fateful workout “vividly.”

“It was one of my breaking moments,” she said. “It just hit me. I’m the type that I don’t want to show tears or weakness, but I just kept going. I can remember everything… It was one of those a-ha moments.”

Since then, Vielma has become one of the more notable throwers in Texas. Her season-best attempt in the shot 42-00, ranks third among all valley-girl throwers and is third in the state among 5A girls. She took home gold medals in the girls shot put and discus throw at the District 32-5A track and field championships earlier this month at Donna High School and will compete in both events during Friday’s area meet at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio.

“I’m aiming for (44 feet) at regionals,” Vielma said. “I want to break the school record and set it even higher. When I was younger, I remember plateauing a lot. I would reach 25 or 30 feet in my throws and I would just stay there. But I kept working at it and getting better to where I am today. Whenever I get nervous, I tell myself that I’ve overcome obstacles before. I can do it again.

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Team standings — 1, Edinburg Vela 74; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 68; 3, Sharyland High, 63.67; 4, McAllen Memorial, 56; 5, Los Fresnos, 46; 6, Harlingen High, 42; 7, La Joya Palmview, 32; 8, Mission Veterans, 26; 9, San Benito, 24; 10, Sharyland Pioneer, 23.

Field Events

Shot Put — 1, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 55-03; 2, Anthony Esparza, McAllen Memorial, 54-09.5; 3, John Belmarez, San Benito, 52-07.5; 4, Ricky Espinoza, La Joya Palmview, 51-05.25; 5, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 50-06; 6, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 49-08.

Discus — 1, Angel Espinoza, Brownsville Rivera, 182-05; 2, Lucas Rios, Discus, 164-06; 3, Edward Pequeno, McAllen Memorial, 163-03; 4, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 161-05; 5, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 160-08; 6, Abel Villarreal, Harlingen South, 157-9.

Long jump — 1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22-06.75; 2, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 22-04; 3, Tristan Flores, Edinburg Vela, 22-02; 4, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 21-00; 5, Roel Gacia, Mercedes, 21-06; 6, Anthony Gonzalez, Brownsville Porter, 21-03.

Triple jump — 1, Rauel Alvzarez, PSJA North, 43-11.25; 2, Isiah Martinez, La Feria, 43-10; 3, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 43-09.5; 4, Jose Galvan, Progreso, 43-08.5; 5, Carlos Barrera, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 43-06; 6, Mark Reyna, IDEA Quest, 42-10; 6, Hector Bosquez, McAllen Rowe, 42-10.

High jump — 1, Brendon Rivera, Edinburg Vela, 7-02; 2, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 6-04; 3, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 6-02; 3, Diego Martinez, Sharyland High, 6-02; 3, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 6-02; 3, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 6-02; 3, Seth Carter, Sharyland High, 6-02; Darren Gonzalez, Brownsville Lopez, 6-02.

Pole vault — 1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 15-00; 2, Jose Garcia, Mission High, 14-06; 2, Derek Salazar, Rio Hondo, 14-06; 4, Albreto Villarreal, Harlingen South, 14-00; 4, Marcos Carrizales, Rio Hondo, 14-00; 4, Trenton Teinert, Harlingen High, 14-00; Rolando Garcia, Harlingen South, 14-0.

100-meter dash — 1, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 10.73*; 2, James Cole, Sharyland High, 10.79*; 3, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 10.92*; 4, Gabe Vasquez, San Benito, 10.93*; 5, Carlos Vela, Edinburg Economedes, 10.94*; 6, Raul Rivas, PSJA Southwest, 11.00*.

200-meter dash — 1, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 21.54*; 2, James Cole, 21.83*; 3, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 21.93*; 4, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 21.94*; 5, Sergio Murillo, Weslaco High, 22.25*; 6, Johnny Davila, Edinburg Vela, 22.31*.

400-meter dash — 1, Yariel Matute, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 29.24*; 2, Reagan Olguin, Edinburg Vela, 49.26*; 3, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 49.39*; 4, Christopher Montemayor, Harlingen South, 50.09*; 5, Marcos Medina, Harlingen High, 50.27*; 6, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 50.27*.

800-meter run — 1, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans, 1:54.61; 2, Reagan Olguin, Edinburg Vela, 1:54.99; 3, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High School, 1:55.48; 4, Victor Munoz, PSJA Memorial, 1:55.65*; 5, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:56.30; 5, Orser Rodriguez, Harlingen High, 1:56.30*.

1600-meter run — 1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 4:19.28*; 2, Rene Guillen, Sharyland High, 4:22.62*; 3, GJ Reyna, Mission Veterans, 4:24.11*; 4, Adam Herrera, Edinburg Vela, 4:25.20*; 5, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 4:25.80; 6, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 4:25.99*.

3200-meter run — 1, GJ Reyna, Mission Veterans, 9:30.72; 2, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 9:35.24; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 9:36.75; 4, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 9:39.05; 5, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 9:39.81; 6, Adam Herrera, Edinburg Vela, 9:41.02.

110-meter hurdles — 1, Vince Castillo, Donna High, 14.22; 2, Marcus Pena, Sharyland High, 14.79*; 3, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 15.30*; 4, Bony Rios, Edinburg Economedes, 15.40*; 5, JD Alaniz, La Joya Palmview, 15.47*; 6, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 15.56*.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Vince Castillo, Donna High School, 38.40; 2, Rene Pecina, La Joya Palmview, 38.94*; 3, Jorge Cantu, San Benito, 39.53; 4, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 39.87*; 5, JD Alaniz, La Joya Palmview, 29.92*; 6, Mark Garcia, Mission High, 40.04*.

400-meter relay — 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 42.57*; 2, Los Fresnos, 42.74*; 3, Edinburg Vela, 42.83*; 4, McAllen Memorial, 42.97*; 5, Weslaco East, 43.04*; 6, Sharyland Pioneer, 43.13*.

800-meter relay — 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:28.74*; 2, Edinburg Vela, 1:28.85*; 3, Sharyland Pioneer, 1:29.63*; 4, San Benito, 1:29.70*; 5, Mercedes, 1:30.24*; 6, Harlingen South, 1:29.73*.

1600-meter relay — 1, Harlingen High, 3:21.12*; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:22.24*; 3, Sharyland High, 3:24.14*; 3, Edinburg Vela, 3:24.14*; 4, Los Fresnos, 3:24.86*; 5, La Feria, 3:25.16*.

Girls

Team standings — 1, Weslaco High, 78.75; 2, Port Isabel, 62; 3, Harlingen South, 56; 4, Los Fresnos, 53; 5, Sharyland Pioneer, 50; 6, La Joya Palmview, 48; 7, Brownsville St. Joseph, 37.34; 8, Edinburg Hihg, 32; 9, Edinburg North, 26; 10, PSJA Memorial, 23.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel, 46-01.5; 2, Nora Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 45-03.5; 3, Brittany Vielma, PSJA Southwest, 42-00; 4, Faitih Olszak, Weslaco East, 39-05; 5, Valerie Granados, Los Fresnos, 38-05.5; 6, Maisie Trevino, Edinburg Economedes, 38-0.5

Discus — 1, Nora Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 144-01; 2, Clarissa Chavez, Brownsville Veterans, 134-09; 3, Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel, 134-07; 4, Brittany Vielna, PSJA Southwest, 134-01; 5,Gertrudis Ruiz-Balli, Brownsville Pace, 122-04; 6, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 121-11.

Long jump — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 18-11.05; 2, Gabby Torres, Port Isbabel, 18-0.05; 3, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 17-04; 4, Jacklyn Flores, Mercedes, 17-02; 5, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 17-01.75; 6, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 16-11.75.

Triple jump — 1, Abriana Saenz, Edinburg North, 37-04; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 37-01; 3, Kassy Rocha, Roma, 36-11.4; Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 36-00.25; 5, Jacklyn Flores, Mercedes, 35-09.5; 6, Brandy Endsley, Brownsville Rivera, 35-05.

High jump — 1, Gabby Torres, Port Isabel, 5-07; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 5-05; 3, Joan Cepeda, PSJA Memorial, 5-04; 3, Jackie Kingsbury, Los Fresnos, 5-04; 5, Maria Avila, Brownsville Pace, 5-02; 5, Eleanor Ardnt, Weslaco High, 5-02; 5, Sydney Pemelton, McAllen High, 5-02; 5, Sarah Kllian, McAllen High, 5-02.

Pole vault — 1, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 11-01; 2, Megan Lopez, Brownsville St. Joseph, 10-06; 3, Alexandria Martinez, Port Isabel, 10-00; 4, Aaryn Martinez, Misison Veterans, 9-06; 4, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-06; 4, Marifer Velencia, Brownsville St. Joseph, 9-06;

100-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 11.97*; 2, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 12.24*; 3, Milytza Galvan, La Feria, 12.26*; 4, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 12.34*; 5, Caitlin Alaniz, Weslaco East, 12.44*; 6, Alyssa Garza, La Joya Palmview, 12.54*.

200-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 25.36*; 2, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 25.54*; 2, Mia Hinojosa, La Joya Palmview, 25.54*; 4, Caitlin Alaniz, Weslaco East, 26.33*; 5, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 26.40*; 5, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 26.40*.

400-meter dash — 1, Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High, 58.27*; 2, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 58.54*; 3, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 58.87; 4, Valery Tobias, IDEA Quest, 58.94; 5, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 60.06*; 6, Mallory Raad, McAllen High, 60.04*.

800-meter run — 1, Alexandria Cruz, Edinburg High, 2:14.02; 2, Kyrsta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:15.18; 3, Vallery Tobias, IDEA Quest, 2:18.00; 4, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 2:18.07; 5, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 2:19.35*; 6, Isabel Mendoza, Sharyland Pioneer, 2:21.50*.

1600-meter run — 1, Alexandria Cruz, Edinburg High, 4:56.83*; 2, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:07.29*; 3, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 5:11.46*; 4, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 5:17.40*; 5, Brianna Robels, La Joya Palmview, 5:20.84*; 6, Marlette Trevino, Rio Grande City, 5:20.99*

3200-meter run — 1, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 10:50.89; 2, Alexandria Cruz, 11:05.24; 3, LIzette Chapa, Sharyland Pioneer, 11:32.90; 4, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 11:34.46; 5, Brianna Robels, La Joya Palmview, 11:42.76; 6, Emily Suarez, Edinburg Economedes, 11:52.15.

100-meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 14.77*; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 15.46*; 3, Gabby Torres, Port Isabel, 15.65*; 4, Maria Avila, Brownsville Pace, 15.84*; 5, Olivia Garcia, Edinburg Vela, 16.34*; 6, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans, 16.63*.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 44.87; 2, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 46.04*; 3, Alyssa DeLeon, Weslaco High, 46.08*; 4, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 47.24*; 5, Marissa Lopez, Mercedes, 47.59*; 6, Kailah Reyes, San Benito, 47.60.

400-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 48.83**; 2, La Joya Palmview, 49.76*; 3, Harlingen South, 50.00*; 4, Sharyland Pioneer, 50.04*; 5, Los Fresnos, 50.07*; 6, McAllen Memorial, 50.25*.

800-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 1:45.37*; 2, La Joya Palmview, 1:45.64*; 3, Los Fresnos, 1:45.55*; 4, Port Isabel, 1:46.78*; 5, Sharyland Pioneer, 1:46.94*; 6, Weslaco East, 1:47.30*.

1600-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 3:57.87*; 2, PSJA Memorial, 4:03.36*; 3, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:04.78*; 4, Port Isabel, 4:06.39*; 5, Edinburg High, 4:07.08*; 6, Brownsville Veterans, 4:07.17*.

Shot put — 1, Anthony Esparza, McAllen Memorial, 53-04; 2, Ricky Espinoza, La Joya Palmview, 51-05.25; 3, Ricardo Miner, McAllen Memorial, 48-11.75; 4, Iram Gaytan, Eagle Pass, 45-05; 5, Luis Hernandez, Eagle Pass, 45-05; 6, Rafael Estevis, Laredo United, 43-11.5.

Discus — 1, Lucas Rios, McAllen Memorial, 164-06; 2, Edward Pequeno, McAllen Memorial, 162-07; 3, Anthony Esparza, McAllen Memorial, 140-04; 4, Christian Maldonado, Eagle Pass, 138-00; 5, Jonathan Perez, McAllen Rowe, 136-02; 6, Ivan Zubeldia, Laredo United, 126-09.

Long jump — 1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22-6.75; 2, Antion De La Toerre, Laredo LBJ, 21-03; 3, Jose Sena, Laredo United South, 21-00; 4, Ty Chisum, Eagle Pass, 20-09.75; 5, Jose Barrera, McAllen Rowe, 20-08.75; 6, D.J. Johnson, McAllen Memorial, 20-01.25

Triple jump — 1, Ty Chisum, Eagle Pass, 47-05.25; 2, Antonio De La Torres, Laredo LBJ, 43-04.25; 3, Justin Bentancourt, Laredo Alexander, 43-02.5; 4, Carlos Barrera, La Joya Juraez-Lincoln, 42-09.5; 5, Hector Bosquez, McAllen Rowe, J42-09; 6, Michael Castillo, Laredo United, J42-09.

High jump — 1, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 6-04; 2, Isaiah Garcia, Laredo United South, J6-04; 3, D.J. Johnson, McAllen Memorial, 6-01; 4, Derek Silva, McAllen Rowe, 5-10; 5, Justin Bentancourt, Laredo Alexander, 5-08; 5, David Saldivar, Del Rio J5-08; 5, Travis Allen, Laredo Alexander, 5-08.

Pole vault — Results not submitted

Running Events

100-metrer dash — 1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 11.07; 2, Trevor Speights, McAllen Memorial, 11.09; 3, Elias Perales, Laredo United South, 11.11; 4, Angel Garcia, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 11.26; 5, Lorenzo Soliz, Laredo United South, 11.27; 6, Joseph Moreno, McAllen Rowe, 11.36.

200-meter dash — 1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22.34; 2, Elias Perales, Laredo United South, 22.74; 3, Marcelo Matamoros, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 22.84; 4, Anthony Mora, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, J22.84; 5, Robert Veliz, Mission High, 23.14; 6, Heriberto Elizondo, Laredo Alexander, 23.34.

400-meter dash — 1, Yariel Matute, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 49.24; 2, Rudy Valdez, Eagle Pass, 50.24; 3, Justyn Bentancourt, Laredo Alexander, 50.64; 4, Juan Ortega, Laredo LBJ, 50.84; 5, Jesus Posada, Laredo United South, 50.94; 6, Victor Castillo, McAllen Memorial, 51.04.

800-meter run — 1, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 1:55.71; 2, Mitchel Lara, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:56.83; 3, Javier Guevara, Eagle Pass, 1:57.15; 4, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 1:57.80; 5, Mauricio Hernandez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:58.91; 6, Paul Delgado, Del Rio, 2:00.96.

1600-meter run — 1, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 4:27.84; 2, Martin Lopez, Eagle Pass, 4:29.44; 3, Martin Baez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 4:31.14; 4, Paul Delgado, Del Rio, 4:31.54; 5, Javier Guevara, Eagle Pass, 4:34.44; 6, Andres Martinez, Laredo Alexander, 4:37.94.

3200-meter run — 1, Jesse Arreola, Del Rio, 9:58.36; 2, Justo Idrogo, Laredo United South, 10:00.93; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 10:10.27; 4, Martin Baez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 10:12.63; 5, Gabriel Villasenor, Eagle Pass, 10:15.75; 6, Jose Serna, La Joya Juarz-Lincoln, 10:18.43.

110-meter hurdles — 1, Erik Corona, Laredo United, 15.32; 2, Jesus Garza, Laredo United South, 15.53; 3, J.D. Alaniz, La Joya Palmview, 15.56; 4, Manuel Lerma, McAllen High, 15.78; 5, Ricardo Flores, Eagle Pass, 15.92; 6, Rene Pecina, La Joya Palmview, 16.34.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Rene Pecina, La Joya Palmview, 38.94; 2, Erik Corona, Laredo United, 39.64; 3, Jesus Garza, Laredo United South, 39.94; 4, Marc Garcia, Mission High, 40.04; 5, J.D. Alaniz, La Joya Palmview, J40.04; 6, Michael Castillo, Laredo United 41.14.

400-meter relay — 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 42.57; 2, Memorial Memorial, 42.97; 3, Laredo United South, 43.06; 4, Laredo Alexander, 43.06; 5, Laredo United, 43.69; 6, McAllen Rowe, 43.81.

800-meter relay — 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:28.74; 2, Laredo Alexander, 1:29.14; 3, Laredo United South, 1:30.54; 4, La Joya Palmview, 1:31.04; 5, Eagle Pass, 1:31.44; 6, McAllen High, 1:31.84.

1600-meter relay — 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:22.24; 2, Eagle Pass, 3:24.44; 3, Laredo United South, 3:25.14; 4, Laredo Alexander, 3:25.34; 5, Del Rio, 3:31.74; 6, La Joya Palmview, 3:33.14.

Shot put — 1, Kasey Gladson, Del Rio, 37-01.25; 2, Eloisa Martinez, McAllen Memorial, 35-00; 3, Feliciat Ponce DeLeon, La Joya Palmview, 33-06.75; 4, Felicita Saenz, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 33-05.25; 5, Jacqueline Montejano, Del Rio, 33-05; 6, Alondra Diaz, Eagle Pass, 32-10.75.

Discus — 1, Sadey Rodriguez, Laredo United, 126-08; 2, Diana Bustos, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 110-01; 3, Karen Guerra, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 108-09; 4, Taylor Helmcamp, McAllen High, 103-02; 5, Kasey Gladson, Del Rio, 98-02; 6, Gabriela Zaragaza, Del Rio, 92-10.

Long jump — 1, Jordan Dennis, Del Rio, 17-03; 2, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 16-11.75; 3, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 16-08.75; 4, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 16-01.5; 5, Alyssa Garza, La Joya Palmview, 16-01.5; 6, Adriana Urueta, Del Rio, 15-3.75.

Triple jump — 1, Jordan Dennis, Del Rio, 36-05.5; 2, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 36-00.25; 3, Brenda Martinez, La Joya Palmview, 34-08.5; 4, Mayda Garcia, McAllen Rowe, 34-07; 5, Marilyn Jasken, Del Rio, 32-00.75; 6, Monika Forester, Del Rio, 31-02.

High jump — 1, Amiah Parson, Del Rio, 5-02; 2, Sarah Killian, McAllen High, 5-00; 2, Carter Helmcamp, 5-00; 4, Sydney Pemelton, McAllen High, 4-10; 5, Maria Jimenez, Laredo Alexande,r 4-10; 6, Amali San Miguel, Laredo United, 4-08.

Pole vault — 1, Katherine Simms, Laredo Alexander, 10-01; 2, Sarah Solis, McAllen High, 9-03; 3, Julianne Vela, Laredo Alexander, 8-06; 4, Carter Helmcamp, McAllen High, J8-06; 5, Sarah Summers, McAllen Memorial, J8-06; 6, Elizebeth St. Clair, McAllen Memorial, J8-06.

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, Brianna Ford, Laredo United, 12.70; 2, Valeria Banda, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 12.87; 3, Brandy Guevara, Laredo Alexander, 12.88; 4, Francis Tobias, Laredo LBJ, 12.97; 5, Alyssa Garza, La Joya Palmview, 13.14; 6, Kimberly Munoz, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 13.15.

200-meter dash — 1, Mia Hinojosa, La Joya Palmview, 25.74; 2, Alyson Miller, 26.14; 3, Jordan Dennis, Del Rio, 27.04; 4, Emily Zapata, Laredo United South, J27.04; 5, Michelle Ramos, La Joya High, 27.44; 6, Brenda Pena, Mission High, 27.74.

400-meter dash — 1, Alyson Miller, Laredo Alexander, 57.34; 2, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 59.64; 3, Mallory Raad, McAllen High, 1:00.04; 4, Francis Tobias, Laredo LBJ, 1:00.24; 5, Taylor Marburger, McAllen Memorial, 1:00.34; 6, Aniza Flores, Laredo United South, 1:01.54.

800-meter run — 1, Ruby Briones, Eagle Pass, 2:23.16; 2, Krystina Palacios, Laredo United, 2:23.32; 3, Monica Rivera, Eagle Pass, 2:24.39; 4, Mia de Llano, Laredo Alexander, 2:26.91; 5, Julissa Montoa, La Joya High, 2:29.77; 6, Victoria Izaguirre, McAllen Memorial, 2:30.12.

1600-meter run — 1, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 5:24.94; 2, Mia de Llano, Laredo Alexander, 5:26.44; 3, Yareli Tamez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 5:28.54; 4, Aminta Michelle Flores, Mission High, 5:32.24; 5, Jezabelle Rodriguez, Eagle pass, 5:34.84; 6, Abby Madrigal, Laredo United South, 5:37.64.

3200-meter run — 1, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 11:42.76; 2, Jezabelle Rodriguez, Eagle Pass, 11:51.32; 3, Abby Madrigal, Laredo United South, 12:00.30; 4, Natali Gonzalez, La Joya Palmview, 12:05.68; 5, Biancca Martinez, Laredo Alexander, 12:29.50; 6, Daiela Gomez, Laredo United South, 12:35.06.

100-meter hurdles — 1, Jordan Dennis, Del Rio, 15.53; 2, Amiah Parson, Del Rio, 16.00; 3, Stephanie Raya, Laredo United South, 16.75; 4, Yasmin Gonzalez, McAllen Memorial, 16.80; 5, Sarah Killian, McAllen High, 17.24; 6, Skylar Hernandez, McAllen High, 17.35.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Jordan Dennis, Del Rio, 45.54; 2, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 46.04; 3, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 47.24; 4, Stephanie Raya, Laredo United South, J47.24; 5, Yasmin Gonzalez, McAllen Memorial, 48.24; 6, Skylar Hernandez, McAllen high, 48.74.

400-meter relay — 1, La Joya Palmview, 49.76; 2, Laredo Alexander, 50.13; 3, McAllen Memorial, 50.25; 4, Laredo United, 50.61; 5, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 50.84; 6, McAllen Rowe, 51.48.

800-meter relay — 1, La Joya Palmview, 1:54.64; 2, Laredo Alexander, 1:47.84; 3, Del Rio, 1:48.84; 4, McAllen Memorial, 1:49.04; 5, McAllen Rowe, 1:49.94; 6, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:50.14.

1600-meter relay — 1, Eagle Pass, 4:02.54; 2, Laredo Alexander, 4:04.84; 3, Laredo United South, 4:06.04; 4, McAllen Rowe, 4:08.34; 5, McAllen High, 4:13.74; 6, La Joya Palmview, 4:15.34.

Team standings — 1, La Feria, 127; 2, Ingleside, 109; 3, Rockport-Fulton, 80; 4, Sinton, 57; 5, Beeville Jones, 54; 6, Rio Hondo, 45; 7, Progreso, 38; 8, West Oso, 24; 9, Hidalgo, 22; 10, Port Isabel, 20; 11, Raymondville, 15; 12, Zapata 8; 12, Robstown, 8; 14, Orange Grove, 7.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, Michael Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 54-8.75; 2, Rob Knox, Sinton, 49-01; 3, Marcus Torres, Ingleside, 47-01.5; 4, Jesus Castillo, Hidalgo, 45-04.5; 5, Dylan Lopez, Ingleside, 45-01; 6, Jose Zapata, Rockport-Fulton, 44-08.

Discus — 1, Michael Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 157-03.5; 2, Gilber Castro, Progreso, 149-01.25; 3, Matt German, Rockport-Fulton, 145-10; 4, Colton Cohea, Sinton, 144-03; 5, Sydney Mock, Port Isabel, 143-09; 6, Eulalio Pena, Ingleside, 143-07.5

Long jump — 1, Julian Trevino, La Feria, 21-04; 2, Dagoberto Zamora, Progreso, 20-10.25; 3, Armando Torres, La Feria, 20-06; 4, Jacob Jasek, Rockport-Fulton, 19-07.75; 5, Mark Villarreal, Sinton, 19-06.5; 6, Chance Guidry, Rockport-Fulton, 19-04.75.

Triple jump — 1, Isaiah Martinez, La Feria, 43-09.75; 2, Anthony Resendez, Rockport-Fulton, 40-08.75; 3, Jacob Jasek, Rockport-Fulton, 39-09; 4, Albert Najera, Raymondville, 39-06; 5, Dagoberto Zamora, Progreso, 39-00.25; 6, Juan Alvarez, Orange Grove, 38-09.5.

High jump — 1, Manuel Solis, Rockport-Fulton, 6-00; 2, Ethan Owens, Sinton, 5-10; 3, Marcus Torres, La Feria, 5-06; 3, Justin Guerrero, Raymondville, 5-06.

Pole Vault — 1, Colton Cohea, Sinton 14-06; 2, Derek Salazar, Rio Hondo, J14-06; 3, Marcos Carrizales, Rio Hondo, J14-06; 4, Erick Lawrence, Rockport-Fulton, 12-06; 5, Gus Herchap, Orange Grove, 12-00; 6, Jonathan Gonzalez, Rockport-Fulton, 11-00.

Running Events

100 meter dash — 1, Jacob Zabel, Ingleside, 10.79; 2, Vicente Leal, Robstown, 10.98; 3, Andrew Canales, Ingleside, 11.02; 4, Jorge Solis, Zapata, 11.06; 5, Mateo Mendoza, Zapata, 11.23.

200-meter dash — 1, Trevion McClary, West Oso, 23.16; 2, Andrew Canales, Ingleside, 23.42; 3, Christian Avelar, Ingleside, 23.64; 4, Alfonso Vela, La Feria, 23.73; 5, Jesse Alaniz, Hidalgo, 23.75; 6, Tobias Davis, La Feria, 23.89.

400-meter dash — 1, Damien Aparicio, Beeville Jones, 51.95; 2, Daniel Chavez, Beeville Jones, 52.56; 3, Oziel Jaramillo, Progreso, 52.27; 4, Vincent Vento, La Feria, 53.41; 5, Matthew Guerra, Beeville Jones, 53.84; 6, Jayden Villa, Sinton, 55.28.

800-meter run — 1, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:59.96; 2, Joseph Lunn, La Feria, 2:02.92; 3, Reyes Rodriguez, La Feria, 2:04.69; 4, Alex Vasquez, Ingleside, 2:06.37; 5, Robert Chavez, Sinton, 2:11.10; 6, Jody Sims, Rockport-Fulton, 2:12.62.

1600-meter run — 1, Preston Brant, Ingleside, 4:41.58; 2, Moises Campos, Hidalgo, 4:43.19; 3, Jasiah Patterson, West Oso, 4:36.12; 4, Dominic Trevino, Ingleside, 4:46.45; 5, Gabriel Prado, La Feria, 4:52.19; 6, Reyes Rodriguez, La Feria, 4:56.52.

3200-meter run — 1, Preston Brant, Ingleside, 10:09.95; 2, Moises Campos, Hidalgo, 10:22.08; 3, Bryce Koening, Beeville Jones, 10:27.02; 4, Jasiah Patterson, Wset Oso, 10:29.03; 5, Isaac Guzman, La Feria, 10:37.04; 6, Dominic Trevino, Ingleside, 10:38.21.

110-meter hurdles — 1, Logan Jasek, Rockport-Fulton, 15.65; 2, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 15.77; 3, Ethan Owens, Sinton, 16.21; 4, Darrick Hanely, Ingleside, 16.22; 5, A. Acuna, Orang Grove, 16.30; 6, Marcos Carrizales, Rio Hondo, 16.83.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 40.20; 2, Ethan Owens, Sinton, 40.37; 3, Joseph Lunn, La Feria, 40.90; 4, Jasek Logan, Rockport-Fulton, 40.95; 5, Esteban Ontiveros, Pregreso, 41.09; 6, Darrick Hanley, Ingleside, 41.44.

400-meter relay — 1, Ingleside, 43.66; 2, Rockport-Fulton, 43.96; 3, La Feria, 44.54; 4, Sinton, 44.97; 5, Rio Hondo, 45.10; 6, Zapata, 45.16.

800-meter relay — 1, La Feria 1:31.68; 2, Ingleside, 1:31.87; 3, Beeville Jones, 1:32.28; 4, Rockport-Fulton, 1:33.25; 5, Rio Hondo, 1:35.65; 6, Orange Grove, 1:35.79.

1600-meter relay — 1, La Feria, 3:30.13; 2, Beeville Jones, 3:31.83; 3, Progreso, 3:33.48; 4, Raymondville, 3:34.92; 5, West Oso, 3:36.81; 6, Rio Hondo, 3:37.22.

Girls

Team standings — 1, Port Isabel, 113; 1, Ingleside, 113; 3, West Oso, 112; 4, Rockport-Fulton, 106; 5, La Feria, 55; 6, Sinton, 53; 7, Grulla, 14; 8, Orange Grove, 13; 9, Robstown, 12; 10, Kingsville, 8; 11, Rio Hondo, 7; 12, Hidalgo, 7; 13, Raymondville, 5; 14, Progreso, 1.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, Daniella Murchison, Port Isabel, 43-09; 2, Charade Tryon, West oso, 41-05; 3, Victoria Blankenship, West Oso, 37-05.5; 4, Justine Jayne, Ingleside, 37-01; 5, McKenzie Chapa, Orange Grove, 35-00; 6, Camille Kafka, Raymondville, 32-01.

Discus — 1, Daniella Murchison, Port Isabel, 129-08.5; 2, Victoria Blankenship, West oso, 129-00.5; 3, McKenzie Chapa, Orange Grove, 114-07.5; 4, Charade Tryon, West Oso, 11-02.25; 5, Cassandra Collings, Ingleside, 106-01; 6, Tiffany Ochoa, Port Isabel, 103-05.75.

Long jump — 1, Gabriyella Torres, Port Isabel, 17-04.5; 2, Madelon Thompson, Ingleside, 17-01.5; 3, Jordan Blanton, Ingleside, 16-11.5; 4, Marlee Serrano, Sinton, 16-08.25; 5, Loren Kelly, Rockport-Fulton, 16-06.5; 6, Ava Gomez, Port Isabel, 15-04.

Triple jump — 1, Aalyah Adams, West Oso, 35-01.75; 2, Anna Ignatiades, Kingsville King, 34-04.5; 3, Simone Harry, Port Isabel, 34-04.25; 4, Emma Foster, Rockport-Fulton, 34-01.5; 5, Skylar Moring, Rockport-Fulton, 33-04.5; , Ava Gomez, Port Isabel, 32-08.75.

High jump — 1, Gabriyella Torres, Port Isabel, 5-02; 2, Skylar Moring, Rockport-Fulton, 4-10; 3, Aalyah Adams, West Oso, J4-10; 4, Deon Greenwood, West Oso, J4-10; 5, Belisa Vela, La Feria, J4-10; 6, Kyrah Mernudez, Ingleside, 4-08.

Pole Vault — 1, Shayla Ledger, Rockport-Fulton, 10-00; 2, Alexandria Martinez, Port Isabel, J10-00; 3, Alisha Horton, West Oso, 9-06; 4, Fabiola Compean, Rio Hondo, 8-06; 5, Alyssa Martinez, La Feria, 7-06; 6, Jewels Cox, Rockport-Fulton, J7-06.

Running Events

100 meter dash — 1, Marlee Serrano, Sinton, 12.33; 2, Madelon Thompson, Ingleside, 12.35; 3, Milytza Galvan, La Feria, 12.68; 4, Jocelynn Hawkins, Robstown, 12.89; 5, Brisa Leal, Rio Hondo, 13.36; 6, Anna Perez, Progreso.

200-meter dash — 1, Marlee Serrano, Sinton, 25.59; 2, Milytza Galvan, La Feria, 26.49; 3, Aaliyah Downie, West Oso 27.06; 4, Victoria De Leon, Hidalgo, 27.10; 5, Loren Kelly, Rockport-Fulton, 27.12; 6, Gabby Sanchez, Orange Grove, 27.44.

400-meter dash — 1, Loren Kelly, Rockport-Fulton, 1:00.52; 2, Natalie Garza, Port Isabel, 1:01.70; 3, Merary Garza, Grulla, 1:03.59; 4, Simone Harry, Port Isabel, 1:05.57; 5, Bailey Cantrell, Rockport-Fulton, 1:06.45; 6, Haley Wheatley, Rockport-Fulton, 1:06.46.

800-meter run — 1, Naira Alvarado, Ingleside, 2:27.54; 2, Brenda Ramos, La Feria, 2:27.85; 3, Isabel Aldape, Ingleside, 2:29.90; 4, Esmeralda Cortez, La Feria, 2:31.87; 5, Rayanne Garcia, Rockport-Fulton, 2:33.27; 6, Valerie Gutierrez, Grulla, 2:34.02.

1600-meter run — 1, Tina Sierra, La Feria, 5:39.557; 2, Alyssa Wiburn, West Oso, 5:45.11; 3, Cindy Sanchez, Robstown, 5:45.76; 4, Sydney Preston, Ingleside, 5:45.83; 5, Taylor Sprinkle, Rockport-Fulton, 5:52.33; 6, Kassandra Salinas, La Feria, 6:46.48.

3200-meter run — 1, Tina Sierra, La Feria, 12:23.97; 2, Alyssa Wiburn, West Oso, 12:26.37; 3, Sydney Preston, Ingleside, 12:29.85; 4, Anika Alfaro, Raymondville, 12:36.26; 5, Cindy Sanchez, Robstown, 12:41.70; 6, Daniella Ozuna, Hidalgo, 13:01.15.

100-meter hurdles — 1, Emma Foster, Rockport-Fulton, 15.12; 2, Skylar Moring, Rockport-Fulton, 15.17; 3, Gabriyella Torres, Port Isabel, 15.73; 4, Celste Elizondo, Grulla, 16.93; 5, Kyra Sullenger, Ingleside, 16.96; 6, Kim Silvas, Sinton, 17.03.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Skylar Moring, Rockport-Fulton, 48.25; 2, Emma Foster, Rockport-Fulton, 48.48; 3, Alisha Horton, West Oso, 48.51; 4, D’Laine Montgomery, Orange Grove, 49.80; 5, Ava Gomez, Port Isabel, 52.60; 6, Carolina Alamilo, Grulla, 53.62.

400-meter relay — 1, Ingleside, 49.05; 2, Sinton, 49.41; 3, West Oso, 51.39; 4, Rockport-Fulton, 51.68; 5, La Feria, 52.33; 6, Grulla, 52.72.

800-meter relay — 1, Ingleside, 1:45.63; 2, Port Isabel, 1:46.88; 3, West Oso, 1:47.66; 4, Sinton, 1:48.74; 5, Rockport-Fulton, 1:49.69; 6, Rio Hondo, 1:53.78.

1600-meter relay — 1, Port Isabel, 4:06.39; 2, Ingleside, 4:12.98; 3, Rockport-Fulton, 4:18.87; 4, West Oso, 4:21.47; 5, Sinton, 4:21.94; 6, Hidalgo, 4:24.76.

Shot put — 1, Anthony Esparza, McAllen Memorial, 53-04; 2, Ricky Espinoza, La Joya Palmview, 51-05.25; 3, Ricardo Miner, McAllen Memorial, 48-11.75; 4, Iram Gaytan, Eagle Pass, 45-05; 5, Luis Hernandez, Eagle Pass, 45-05; 6, Rafael Estevis, Laredo United, 43-11.5.

Discus — 1, Lucas Rios, McAllen Memorial, 164-06; 2, Edward Pequeno, McAllen Memorial, 162-07; 3, Anthony Esparza, McAllen Memorial, 140-04; 4, Christian Maldonado, Eagle Pass, 138-00; 5, Jonathan Perez, McAllen Rowe, 136-02; 6, Ivan Zubeldia, Laredo United, 126-09.

Long jump — 1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22-6.75; 2, Antiono De La Toerre, Laredo LBJ, 21-03; 3, Jose Sena, Laredo United South, 21-00; 4, Ty Chisum, Eagle Pass, 20-09.75; 5, Jose Barrera, McAllen Rowe, 20-08.75; 6, D.J. Johnson, McAllen Memorial, 20-01.25

Triple jump — 1, Ty Chisum, Eagle Pass, 47-05.25; 2, Antonio De La Torres, Laredo LBJ, 43-04.25; 3, Justin Bentancourt, Laredo Alexander, 43-02.5; 4, Carlos Barrera, La Joya Juraez-Lincoln, 42-09.5; 5, Hector Bosquez, McAllen Rowe, J42-09; 6, Michael Castillo, Laredo United, J42-09.

High jump — 1, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 6-04; 2, Isaiah Garcia, Laredo United South, J6-04; 3, D.J. Johnson, McAllen Memorial, 6-01; 4, Derek Silva, McAllen Rowe, 5-10; 5, Justin Bentancourt, Laredo Alexander, 5-08; 5, David Saldivar, Del Rio J5-08; 5, Travis Allen, Laredo Alexander, 5-08.

Pole vault — Finals will be held Saturday, April 25

Running Events

3200-meter run — 1, Jesse Arreola, Del Rio, 9:58.36; 2, Justo Idrogo, Laredo United South, 10:00.93; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 10:10.27; 4, Martin Baez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 10:12.63; 5, Gabriel Villasenor, Eagle Pass, 10:15.75; 6, Jose Serna, La Joya Juarz-Lincoln, 10:18.43.

Shot put — 1, Kasey Gladson, Del Rio, 37-01.25; 2, Eloisa Martinez, McAllen Memorial, 35-00; 3, Feliciat Ponce DeLeon, La Joya Palmview, 33-06.75; 4, Felicita Saenz, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 33-05.25; 5, Jacqueline Montejano, Del Rio, 33-05; 6, Alondra Diaz, Eagle Pass, 32-10.75.

Discus — 1, Sadey Rodriguez, Laredo United, 126-08; 2, Diana Bustos, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 110-01; 3, Karen Guerra, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 108-09; 4, Taylor Helmcamp, McAllen High, 103-02; 5, Kasey Gladson, Del Rio, 98-02; 6, Gabriela Zaragaza, Del Rio, 92-10.

Long jump — 1, Jordan Dennis, Del Rio, 17-03; 2, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 16-11.75; 3, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 16-08.75; 4, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 16-01.5; 5, Alyssa Garza, La Joya Palmview, 16-01.5; 6, Adriana Urueta, Del Rio, 15-3.75.

Triple jump — 1, Jordan Dennis, Del Rio, 36-05.5; 2, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 36-00.25; 3, Brenda Martinez, La Joya Palmview, 34-08.5; 4, Mayda Garcia, McAllen Rowe, 34-07; 5, Marilyn Jasken, Del Rio, 32-00.75; 6, Monika Forester, Del Rio, 31-02.

High jump — 1, Amiah Parson, Del Rio, 5-02; 2, Sarah Killian, McAllen High, 5-00; 2, Carter Helmcamp, 5-00; 4, Sydney Pemelton, McAllen High, 4-10; 5, Maria Jimenez, Laredo Alexande,r 4-10; 6, Amali San Miguel, Laredo United, 4-08.

Pole vault — 1, Katherine Simms, Laredo Alexander, 10-01; 2, Sarah Solis, McAllen High, 9-03; 3, Julianne Vela, Laredo Alexander, 8-06; 4, Carter Helmcamp, McAllen High, J8-06; 5, Sarah Summers, McAllen Memorial, J8-06; 6, Elizebeth St. Clair, McAllen Memorial, J8-06.

Running Events

3200-meter run — 1, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 11:42.76; 2, Jezabelle Rodriguez, Eagle Pass, 11:51.32; 3, Abby Madrigal, Laredo United South, 12:00.30; 4, Natali Gonzalez, La Joya Palmview, 12:05.68; 5, Biancca Martinez, Laredo Alexander, 12:29.50; 6, Daiela Gomez, Laredo United South, 12:35.06.

BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

WESLACO — Brandon Bradford could feel the competition, literally. As the PSJA North junior competed in the boys 110-meter hurdles during Thursday’s Region IV Class 6A area track and field championships at Bobby Lackey Stadium, he occasionally slapped hands with Bony Rios, an Edinburg Economedes sophomore in the next lane to his left.

“I just pushed,” Bradford said. “I wanted it so badly.”

“It,” was his first career victory. As Bradford and Rios charged toward the finish line after ascending the final hurdle, the pair raced to a statistical tie. Each runner finished in 15.56 seconds, but video review gave the gold to Bradford, whose torso broke the plane first. Bradford didn’t discover the race’s outcome until he walked to the scorer’s table.

“In situations like that, I tell him to focus,” PSJA North hurdling coach Joe Fuerte said. “Just stay focused and look past the finish line. Don’t run towards it, run past it.”

Bradford’s first-place time is good enough for sixth best in the Valley this season. Bradford, along with all other top four finishers, automatically qualify for next week’s regional meet in San Antonio.

As spirited as Bradford and Rio’s sprint was, it provided only a fleeting moment of competition for Upper-Valley boys teams who struggled against their District 32-6A peers. Area boys programs only won four gold medals on the day, including just two during track events. In addition to Bradford, Tristan Pena of Edinburg North won the 1600-meter run (4:29.26).

Perhaps no team suffered more setbacks than the Weslaco East Wildcats, who hoisted a district championship trophy last week only to tie for fifth place in the team standings with Brownsville Rivera. The team’s woes began when Angel Flores re-injured a hamstring and was forced to withdraw from the 400 and 800 relay.

“He pulled (his hamstring) slightly at the district meet in the open (200),” coach Tom Owens said. “We thought he was ready to go. He had us convinced he was ready to go. He looked good in warm up, and I think he was hesitant to push it, and you can’t do that at this level. From there, it was just a downhill spiral for us. By the time the 1600 relay came around, we were looking around like, ‘Who do we got?’”

While Thursday could have gone better for the boys, Upper-Valley girls teams and athletes flourished. The Weslaco High Lady Panthers comfortably won the area title over runner-up Los Fresnos (149-89) thanks another dominant performance in relay events – which they swept – and individual golds courtesy Angela Villarreal (400 dash, 58.27), Alyssa Deleon (300 hurdles, 46.54) and Sydney Salinas (pole vault, 11 feet).

The day’s standout individual athlete was Cierra Pena of Harlingen South, who won first in the 100 dash (12.23), 200 dash (26.16) and the long jump (18-01.25). Pena holds the all-time Valley record in the 100 with a time of 11.97.

Notable performances in the girls field events included PSJA Memorial’s Joan Cepeda, who placed third at state in the high jump a year ago (5-06) and won the area title with a jump of 5-04. Cepeda entered the day with sore hamstrings after a rigorous practice regimen leading into Thursday.

“I wasn’t sure what I was going to do,” Cepeda said. “I only had one attempt at each height. I was ashamed I didn’t get 6 (feet). That’s what I did at regionals last year.”

Faith Olszak, a senior thrower for Weslaco East, set a new personal best in the shot put with a gold-medal attempt of 39-05. Olszak advances to her third regional meet.

In boys field events, Edinburg North’s Michael Cantu won the long jump with a jump of 20-09.5, and Raudel Alverez of PSJA North took home gold in the triple jump with a mark of 43-09.5. Alvarez Holds the Valley’s best in the event with a distance of 43-11.25.

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Team standings — 1, Harlingen High, 96; 2, Harlingen South, 69; 3, San Benito, 68; 4, Los Fresnos, 60; 5, Weslaco East, 56; 5, Brownsville Rivera, 56; 7, Weslaco High, 49; 8, PSJA North, 40; 9, Edinburg Economedes, 32; 10, Brownsville Lopez, 18; 11, PSJA Memorial, 17; 12, Edinburg High, 9; Brownsville Hanna, 4.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, John Belmares, San Benito, 51-00; 2, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 50-01; 3, Rene Perez, Weslaco High, 48-07.25; 4, Raymond Dominguez, Harlingen High, 47-02.5; 5, Jorge Robledo, Brownsville Veterans, 47-00.25; 6, John Banda, Weslaco East, 46-04.75.

Discus — 1, Angel Espinoza Brownsville Rivera, 167-08; 2, Abel Villarreal, Harlingen South, 154-05; 3, John Banda, Weslaco East, 150-00; 4, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 148-10; 5, Emilo Salinas, PSJA North, 140-06; 6, Jimmy Morton, Harlingen South, 137-7.

Long jump — 1, Michael Cantu, Edinburg North, 20-09.5; 2, Brandon Frausto, Brownsville Lopez, 20-06; 3, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 20-03.75; 4, Felipe FLores, Brownsville Veterans, 20-03; 5, William Huera, Harlingen South, 19-10; 6, Juan Badillo, Weslaco East, 19-04.50.

Triple jump — 1, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 43-09.5; 2, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 43-08.5; 3, Josh Garcia, PSJA North, 41-07.75; 4, Sammy Orive, Brownsville Rivera, 41-07.5; 5, Eric Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 41-07; 6, Christopher Charles, Weslaco East, 41-02.5.

High jump — 1, Darren Gonzalez, Brownsville Lopez, 6-00; 2, Devin Rosas, Harlingen High, J6-00; 3, Adrian Morales, Harlingen South, 5-10; 4, Alex Herrera, Brownsville Hanna, J5-10; 5, Justice Free, Weslaco High, J5-10; 6, Kirs Marroquin, Weslaco High, J5-10.

Pole vault — 1, Rolando Garcia, Harlingen South, 14-00; 2, Samuel Alvarez, Harlingen South, 13-06; 3, Albert Villarreal, Harlingen High, J13-06; 4, Jon Zapata, Weslaco High, J13-06; 5, Ishmael Villeda, Weslaco High, J13-00; 6, Trenton Teinert, Harlingen High, 13-00.

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, Christian Parales, Los Fresnos, 10.88; 2, Gabriel Vasquez, San Benito, 11.11; 3, Darren Perez, Harlingen South, 11.31; 4, Lupe Moron, Weslaco East, 11.33; 5, Abel Martinez, Brownsville Veterans, 11.47; 6, Jose Torres, PSJA North, 11.77.

200-meter dash — 1, Christian Parales, Los Fresnos, 21.87; 2, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen, 22.01; 3, Sergio Murillo, Weslaco High, 22.25; 4, Aaron Romero, Harlingen South, 22.38; 5, Felipe Flores, Brownsville Veterans, 22.78; 6, Juan Badillo, Weslaco East, 22.81.

400-meter dash — 1, Marcos Medina, Harlingen High, 50.76; 2, Christopher Montemayor, Harlingen High, 51.11; 3, Ignacio Ramirez, Edinburg Economedes, 52.15; 4, Eddie Guzman, Brownsville Veterans, 52.17; 5, Arnold Mendoza, Brownsville Rivera, 52.18; 6, Edgar Arevalo, Edinburg High, 53.44.

800-meter run — 1, Orser Rodriguez, Harlingen High, 1:57.45; 2, Lorenzo Castaneda, Harlingen High, 1:57.64; 3, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 1:58.40; 4, Eddie Guzman, Brownsville Veterans, 1:59.79; 5, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 2:00.83; 6, Edgar Mayorga, PSJA Memorial, 2:03.16.

1600-meter run — 1, Tristan Pena, Edinburg North, 4:29.26; 2, Jayven Cordova, Wesalco East, 4:29.72; 3, Christian Machuca, Brownsville Rivera, 4:31.91; 4, Orser Rodriguez, Harlingen High, 4:33.52; 5, Aldo Nava, Edinburg North, 4:38.12; 6, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 4:42.39.

3200-meter run — 1, Jonathan Herrera, Brownsville Rivera, 9:47.15; 2, Christian Machuca, Brownsville Rivera, 9:47.56; , 3, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 9:48.17; 4, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 9:49.84; 5, Rolando Ramon, Edinburg High, 10:10.46; 6, Rolando Ramon, Edinburg High, 10:10.46.

110-meter hurdles — 1, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 15.56; 2, Bony Rios, Edinburg Economedes, 15.56; 3, JR Villarreal, Weslaco East, 15.98; 4, Edward Velasquez, Brownsville Rivera, 16.17; 5, Kris Marroquin, Weslaco High, 16.71; 6, Edwin Sanchez, Harlingen High, 17.04.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Jorge Cantu, San Benito, 40.12; 2, JR Villarreal, Weslaco East, 40.38; 3, Angel Diaz, Edinburg High, 41.43; 4, Rene Ramirez, PSJA North, 41.51; 5, Michael Caballero, Brownsville Veterans, 41.61; 6, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 42.85.

400-meter relay — 1, Los Fresnos 42.79; 2, San Benito, 43.34; 3, Weslaco High, 43.39; 4, Harlingen South, J43.39; 5, Brownsville Veterans, J43.39; 6, Weslaco East, 43.41.

800-meter relay — 1, San Benito, 1:29.70; 2, Harlingen South, 1:29.73; 3, Weslaco High, 1:30.75; 4, Weslaco East, 1:31.09; 5, Los Fresnos, 1:32.29; 6, Edinburg Economedes, 1:31.98.

1600-meter relay — 1, Harlingen High, 3:21.12; 2, Edinburg Economedes, 3:25.52; 3, PSJA Memorial, 3:25.66; 4, Los Fresnos, 3:28.36; 5, San Benito, 3:30.41; 6, Weslaco East, 3:30.46.

Girls

Team standings — 1, Weslaco High, 149; 2, Los Fresnos, 89; 3, Brownsville Veterans, 64; 4, Harlingen South, 60; 5, Weslaco East, 46; 5, PSJA Memorial, 46; 7, Edinburg High, 37; 8, Edinburg Economedes, 35; 9, Harlingen High, 28; 10, PSJA North, 18; 11, Edinburg North, 16; 12, Brownsville Hanna, 14; 13, Brownsville Rivera, 9, 14, Brownsville Lopez, 8, San Benito, 1.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, Faith Olszak, Weslaco East, 39-05; 2, Clarissa Chavez, Brownsville Veterans, 36-10; 3, Samantha Alvarez, Harlingen High, 34-04; 4, Valeria Granados, Los Fresnos, 33-11; 5, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 33-03; 6, Georgeana Trevino, Brownsville Hanna, 31-03.5.

Discus — 1, Clarissa Chavez, Brownsville Veterans, 123-01.50; 2, Natalie Alaniz, Edinburg North, 118-07.5; 3, Valeria Granados, Los Fresnos, 117-01.5; 4, Lauren Earhart, Edinburg Economedes, 116-08.5; 5, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 116-00; 6, Ciera Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 109-07.50.

Long jump — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 18-01.25; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 16-10.25; 3, Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High, 15-11.75; 4, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 15-07; 5, Cynthia Garcia, 15-02; 6, Tiffany Borrego, PSJA North, 15-00.25.

Triple jump — 1, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 36-08; 2, Brandy Endsley, Brownsville Rivera, 34-07; 3, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 34-00.25; 4, Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High, 34-00; 5, Yasmine Martinez, Harlingen High, 33-11.25; 6, Madelyn Ybarra, 33-07.5.

High jump — 1, Joan Cepeda, PSJA Memorial, 5-04; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 5-00; 3, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, J5-00; 4, Jackie Kingsburg, Los Fresnos, J5-00; 5, Natalie Martinez, Edinburg High, 4-10; 6, Jacqueline Garza, Weslaco High, 4-08.

Pole vault — 1, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 11-00; 2, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-06; 3, Mikaela Flores, Harlingen South, 9-00; 4, Gabriella Garza, Weslaco High, 8-06; 5, Kelsi McDonough, Los Fresnos, 8-00; 6, Tiffany Puente, PSJA North, 7-06.

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 12.23; 2, Caitlin Alaniz, Weslaco East, 12.82; 3, Alyssa Deleon, Weslaco High, 12.90; 4, Elida Hernandez, Weslaco High, 13.02; 5, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 13.25; 6, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 13.27.

200-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 26.16; 2, Caitlin Alaniz, Weslaco East, 26.33; 3, Elida Hernandez, Weslaco High, 26.67; 4, Krista Lopez, Brownsville Veterans, 26.87; 5, Stephanie Cauceda, Weslaco High, 26.96; 6, Natalie Martinez, Edinburg High, 27.80.

400-meter dash — 1, Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High, 58.27; 2, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 1:00.19; 3, Haley Allen, Brownsville Veterans, 1:00.35; 4, Reyna Medrano, Brownsville Lopez, 1:00.54; 5, Gloria Gutierrez, Edinburg North, 1:02.81; 6, Jarin Pena, Weslaco High, 1:03.23.

800-meter run — 1, Alexandria Cruz, Edinburg High, 2:17.84; 2, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 2:22.00; 3, Sofia Salinas, Brownsville Hanna, 2:23.64; 4, Rachel Ysaguirre, Brownsville Veterans, 2:24.91; 5, Devin Sanchez, Harlingen High, 2:27.08; 6, Jarin Pena, Weslaco High, 2:27.08.

1600-meter run — 1, Alexandria Cruz, Edinburg High, 4:56.83; 2, Emily Suarez, Edinburg Economedes, 5:29.71; 3, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 5:32.56; 4, Samantha Hernandez, Brownsville Lopez, 5:33.96; 5, Ana Ochoa, Edinburg Economedes, 5:36.53; 6, Julissa Urbina, Brownsville Hanna, 5:44.91.

3200-meter run — 1, Emily Suarez, Edinburg Economedes, 11:59.72; 2, Ana Ochoa, Edinburg Economedes, 12:04.99; 3, Mariana Sanchez, Brownsville Hanna, 12:05.93; 4, Stephanie Ovalle, PSJA Memorial, 12:06.63; 5, Vianney Sanchez, Edinburg High, 12:32.20; 6, Jennifer Lopez, Brownsville Rivera, 12:52.27.

100-meter hurdles — 1, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 15.67; 2, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 17.05; 3, Daniella Rodriguez, Harlingen South, 17.42; 4, Bianca Garza, PSJA North, 17.48; 5, Michaela Artega, Brownsville Veterans, 17.56; 6, Audrey Franco, Edinburg Economedes, 17.58.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Alyssa Deleon, Weslaco High, 46.54; 2, Michaela Artega, Brownsville Veterans, 48.24; 3, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 48.28; 4, Esperanza, Pedraza, Weslaco High, 48.46; 5, Lynnda Lozano, Edinburg North, 49.24; 6, Kailha Reyes, San Benito, 49.60.

400-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 49.34; 2, Harlingen South, 50.20; 3, Los Fresnos, 50.23; 4, Weslaco East, 50.74; 5, Brownsville Veterans, 51.11; 6, PSJA Memorial, 51.64.

800-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 1:45.37; 2, Los Fresnos, 1:46.55; 3, Weslaco East, 1:47.30; 4, Brownsville Veterans, 1:47.38; 5, Edinburg North, 1:48.47; 6, Harlingen South, 1:48.86.

1600-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 3:58.05; 2, PSJA Memorial, 4:03.36; 3, Edinburg High, 4:07.08; 4, Brownsville Veterans, 4:07.17; 5, Harlingen High, 4:07.92; 6, Edinburg Economedes, 4:18.95.

BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

EDINBURG — When Alexandria Cruz crosses the finish line today at Bobby Lackey Stadium, she’ll likely find herself in a situation which has defined her track season — alone.

The Edinburg High senior distance runner is having one of the most dominant statistical seasons in Valley track history. At every meet and every race — be it the 800-meter or 1600-meter runs — Cruz crushes the competition and coasts to an easy victory. Her season-best time in the 800 of 2 minutes, 14.02 seconds is the second-best among girls in the state per Athletic.net, as is her 1600 time of 4:58.02.

When Cruz takes the track, it’s not a question of who will win, but who will come in second and how far behind they’ll finish. At last week’s district meet, Cruz predictably won gold in the mile run, beating the runner-up by nearly 20 seconds. On the surface, it was a good day.

“Everyone told me, ‘Wow that was a really good time. You did such a good job,’” Cruz said. “Actually, that was my slowest time of all season (5:06.74). My coach was pretty upset.”

While nearing the five-minute mark and running away with a first-place finish would elate most of her competitors, for Cruz, it was just “a workout.” The real test begins today when she returns to Bobby Lackey stadium in Weslaco for the Region IV Class 6A area track and field meet. All top-four finishers qualify for regionals next week in San Antonio.

“It’s kind of upsetting,” Cruz said of last week’s disappointing time. “But you know what you have to do to get better and you know what you have to work on.”

During practice, Cruz, who also competes in cross county, hones her skills by running alongside members of the boys team. It’s something she’s been doing since third grade when she outran boys in elementary school. Although smaller than her male peers, her coaches refuse to cut Cruz any slack.

“Just because I’m a girl doesn’t mean that I have to hit a slower time,” she said. “I have to hit the same time as the boys. Some of the boys are like, ‘Really, coach, she has to hit that (time)?’”

Running against her male counterparts allows Cruz to simulate the pressure of running at an advanced level, like the kind she’ll face should she qualify for next month’s state meet in Austin.

“She’s never made it so state before,” coach Homer Martinez Jr. said. “It’s hard. Hopefully this is the year. She’s got a real good chance. She’s there, she just has to go out there and do it, and that’s the hard part. When the pressure is on and she’s racing against girls up (north) that can beat her, she just has to stay with them. We’ll see what happens.”

The state meet will be held at the University of Texas, where Cruz signed to compete in cross country and track and hopes to study nursing. While running allowed her to attend the school of her choice, she says the recruiting process was stressful.

“They wanted to know a lot of things about (me) and they wanted to know it now,” Cruz said. “I was recruited during my cross country season, which means I had to race, go to school and make my visits, which was a lot. I missed a lot of school because of that and I was behind on my work. I was like, ‘You know what, I just want to get this over with.’”

Cruz says she received letters from Harvard, Stanford and UCLA, among others. Her first letter came from Hardin-Simmons, a D-III school in Abilene, when she was a freshman.

“I was really happy,” Cruz said. “Someone wanted me to run for them. My coaches said they had a feeling I’d be getting more.”

Cruz says she wanted to attend a college in Texas so as not to be too far away from home.

Martinez Jr. says coaching Cruz is an “honor,” and credits her work ethic and passion to get her from an unpolished freshman into a state-ranked athlete.

“It’s showing now,” he said. “All the hard work is paying off. She’s got a chance to go out there in the 800 and possibly win the regional meet. She never got down on herself all these years. She knows she can compete with anyone if she does her job.”

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Team standings — 1, Edinburg Vela, 85; 2, Sharyland Hihg, 65; 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 62; 4, Los Fresnos, 48; 5, Harlingen High, 45.5; 6, McAllen Memorial, 44; 7, Weslaco East, 26; 7 Mission Veterans 26; 9, Donna High, 24; 10, Sharyland Pioneer, 23.

Field Events

Shot Put — 1, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 55-03; 2, Anthony Esparza, McAllen Memorial, 54-09.5; 3, John Belmarez, San Benito, 52-07.5; 4, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 50-06; 5, Ricky Espinoza, La Joya Palmview, 50-03; 6, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 49-08.

Discus — 1, Angel Espinoza, Brownsville Rivera, 182-05; 2, Edward Pequeno, McAllen Memorial, 163-03; 3, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 161-05; 4, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 160-08; 5, Lucas Rios, McAllen Memorial, 159-0; 6, Abel Villarreal, Harlingen South, 157-9.

Long jump — 1, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 22-04; 2, Tristan Flores, Edinburg Vela, 22-02; 3, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22-01.5; 4, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 21-00; 5, Roel Gacia, Mercedes, 21-06; 6, Anthony Gonzalez, Brownsville Porter, 21-03.

Triple jump — 1, Rauel Alvarez, PSJA North, 43-11.25; 2, Isiah Martinez, La Feria, 43-10; 3, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 43-09.5; 4, Jose Galvan, Progreso, 43-08.5; 5, Carlos Barrera, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 43-06; 6, Mark Reyna, IDEA Quest, 42-10; 6, Hector Bosquez, McAllen Rowe, 42-10.

High jump — 1, Brendon Rivera, Edinburg Vela, 7-02; 2, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 6-02; 2, Diego Martinez, Sharyland High, 6-02; 2, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 6-02; 2, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 6-02; 2, Seth Carter, Sharyland High, 6-02; Darren Gonzalez, Brownsville Lopez, 6-02.

Pole vault — 1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 14-07.25; 2, Jose Garcia, Mission High, 14-06; 2, Derek Salazar, Rio Hondo, 14-06; 4, Albreto Villarreal, Harlingen South, 14-00; 4, Marcos Carrizales, Rio Hondo, 14-00; 4, Trenton Teinert, Harlingen High, 14-00; Rolando Garcia, Harlingen South, 14-0.

100-meter dash — 1, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 10.73*; 2, James Cole, Sharyland High, 10.79*; 3, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 10.92*; 4, Gabe Vasquez, San Benito, 10.93*; 5, Carlos Vela, Edinburg Economedes, 10.94*; 6, Raul Rivas, PSJA Southwest, 11.00*.

200-meter dash — 1, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 21.54*; 2, James Cole, 21.83*; 3, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 21.93*; 4, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 21.94*; 5, Johnny Davila, Edinburg Vela, 22.31*; 6, Felipe Flores, Brownsville Veterans, 22.37*.

400-meter dash — 1, Reagan Olguin, Edinburg Vela, 49.26*; 2, Yariel Matute, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 49.33*; 3, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 49.39*; 4, Christopher Montemayor, Harlingen South, 50.09*; 5, Marcos Medina, Harlingen High, 50.27*; 6, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 50.27*.

800-meter run — 1, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans, 1:54.61; 2, Reagan Olguin, Edinburg Vela, 1:54.99; 3, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High School, 1:55.48; 4, Victor Munoz, PSJA Memorial, 1:55.65*; 5, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:56.30; 5, Orser Rodriguez, Harlingen High, 1:56.30*.

1600-meter run — 1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 4:19.28*; 2, Rene Guillen, Sharyland High, 4:22.62*; 3, GJ Reyna, Mission Veterans, 4:24.11*; 4, Adam Herrera, Edinburg Vela, 4:25.20*; 5, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 4:25.80; 6, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 4:25.99*.

3200-meter run — 1, GJ Reyna, Mission Veterans, 9:30.72; 2, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 9:35.24; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 9:36.75; 4, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 9:39.05; 5, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 9:39.81; 6, Adam Herrera, Edinburg Vela, 9:41.02.

110-meter hurdles — 1, Vince Castillo, Donna High, 14.22; 2, Marcus Pena, Sharyland High, 14.79*; 3, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 15.30*; 4, Bony Rios, Edinburg Economedes, 15.40*; 5, JD Alaniz, La Joya Palmview, 15.47*; 6, JR Villarreal, Weslaco East, 15.60*.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Vince Castillo, Donna High School, 38.40; 2, Jorge Cantu, Can Benito, 39.53; 3, Rene Pecina, La Joya Palmview, 39.87* 3, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 39.87*; 5, J.D. Alaniz, La Joya Palmview, 39.92*; 6, Mark Garcia, Mission High, 40.16.

400-meter relay — 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 42.73*; 2, Los Fresnos, 42.74*; 3, Edinburg Vela, 42.83*; 4, Weslaco East, 43.04*; 5, McAllen Memorial, 43.07*; 6, Sharyland Pioneer, 43.13*.

800-meter relay — 1, Edinburg Vela, 1:28.85*; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:29.33*; 3, Sharyland Pioneer, 1:29.63*; 4, Mercedes, 1:30.24*; 5, Weslaco East, 1:20.29; 6, Los Fresnos, 1:30.34*,

1600-meter relay — 1, Harlingen High, 3:22.34*; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:23.95*; 3, Sharyland High, 3:24.14*; 3, Edinburg Vela, 3:24.14*; 4, Los Fresnos, 3:24.86*; 5, La Feria, 3:25.16*.

Girls

Team standings — 1, Weslaco High, 88.75; 2, Port Isabel, 64; 3, Sharyland Pioneer, 59; 4, La Joya Palmview, 48; 5, Los Fresnos, 45; 7, Browsnville St. Joseph, 41; 8, Edinburg High, 28; 9, Edinburg North, 26; 10, Edcouch-Elsa, 20.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel, 46-01.5; 2, Nora Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 45-03.5; 3, Brittany Vielma, PSJA Southwest, 42-00; 4, Faitih Olszak, Weslaco East, 39-01; 5, Valerie Granados, Los Fresnos, 38-05.5; 6, Maisie Trevino, Edinburg Economedes, 38-0.5

Discus — 1, Nora Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 144-01; 2, Clarissa Chavez, Brownsville Veterans, 134-09; 3, Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel, 134-07; 4, Brittany Vielna, PSJA Southwest, 134-01; 5,Gertrudis Ruiz-Balli, Brownsville Pace, 122-04; 6, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 121-11.

Long jump — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 18-11.05; 2, Gabby Torres, Port Isbabel, 18-0.05; 3, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 17-04; 4, Jacklyn Flores, Mercedes, 17-02; 5, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 17-01.75; 6, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 16-11; 6, Kassy Rocha, Roma, 16-11; 6, Ashley Gonzalez, Sharyland Pioneer, 16-11.

Triple jump — 1, Abriana Saenz, Edinburg North, 37-04; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 37-01; 3, Kassy Rocha, Roma,, 36-11.5; 4, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 35-09.5; 5, Brandy Endsley, Brownsville Rivera, 35-05; 6, Brenda Martinez, La Joya Palmview, 35-02.5.

High jump — 1, Gabby Torres, Port Isabel, 5-07; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 5-05; 3, Joan Cepeda, PSJA Memorial, 5-04; 3, Jackie Kingsbury, Los Fresnos, 5-04; 5, Maria Avila, Brownsville Pace, 5-02; 5, Eleanor Ardnt, Weslaco High, 5-02; 5, Sydney Pemelton, McAllen High, 5-02; 5, Sarah Kllian, McAllen High, 5-02.

Pole vault — 1, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 11-01; 2, Megan Lopez, Brownsville St. Joseph, 10-06; 3, Aaryn Martinez, Misison Veterans, 9-06; 3, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-06; 3, Marifer Velencia, Brownsville St. Joseph, 9-06; 6, Crystal Hernandez, Edcouch-Elsa, 9-00; 6, Sarah Solis, McAllen High, 9-00; 6, Alexandria Martinez, Port Isabel, 9-00, 6, Alejandre Clarke, Rio Grande City, 9-00.

100-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 11.97*; 2, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 12.24*; 3, Milytza Galvan, La Feria, 12.26*; 4, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 12.34*; 5, Caitlin Alaniz, Weslaco East, 12.44*; 6, Alyssa Garza, La Joya Palmview, 12.54*.

200-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 25.36*; 2, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 25.54*; 2, Mia Hinojosa, La Joya Palmview, 25.54*; 4, Valeria Mancha, PSJA High, 26.40*; 4, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 26.40*; 6, Rebeca Martinez, Sharyland Pioneer, 26.54*.

400-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 58.54*; 2, Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High, 58.62*; 3, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 58.87; 4, Valery Tobias, IDEA Quest, 58.94; 5, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 60.06*; 6, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 60.14*;

800-meter run — 1, Alexandria Cruz, Edinburg High, 2:14.02; 2, Kyrsta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:15.18; 3, Vallery Tobias, IDEA Quest, 2:18.00; 4, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 2:18.07; 5, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 2:19.35*; 6, Isabel Mendoza, Sharyland Pioneer, 2:21.50*.

1600-meter run — 1, Alexandria Cruz, Edinburg High, 4:58.02*; 2, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:07.29*; 3, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 5:11.46*; 4, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 5:17.40*; 5, Brianna Robels, La Joya Palmview, 5:20.84*; 6, Marlette Trevino, Rio Grande City, 5:20.99*

3200-meter run — 1, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 10:50.89; 2, Alexandria Cruz, 11:05.24; 3, LIzette Chapa, Sharyland Pioneer, 11:32.90; 4, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 11:34.46; 5, Brianna Robels, La Joya Palmview, 11:44.52; 6, Emily Suarez, Edinburg Economedes, 11:52.15.

100-meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 14.77*; 2, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 15.46*; 3, Gabby Torres, Port Isabel, 15.65*; 4, Maria Avila, Brownsville Pace, 15.84*; 5, Olivia Garcia, Edinburg Vela, 16.34*; 6, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans, 16.63*.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 44.87; 2, Alyssa DeLeon, Weslaco High, 46.08*; 3, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 47.01*; 4, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 47.47*; 5, Marissa Lopez, Mercedes, 47.59*; 6, Kailah Reyes, San Benito, 47.60.

400-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 48.83**; 2, La Joya Palmview, 49.99*; 3, Harlingen South, 50.00*; 4, Sharyland Pioneer, 50.04*; 5, Los Fresnos, 50.07*; 6, McAllen Memorial, 50.62*.

800-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 1:45.40*; 2, La Joya Palmview, 1:45.64*; 3, Port Isabel, 1:46.78*; 4, Sharyland Pioneer, 1:46.94*; 5, Los Fresnos, 1:47.02*; 6, McAllen Rowe, 1:47.94*.

1600-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 4::57.87*; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:04.78*; 3, Port Isabel, 4:07.19*; 4, McAllen Rowe, 4:07.44*; 5, McAllen Memorial, 4:07.54*; 6, Brownsville Veterans, 4:08.32*.